Work type: Full time
Location: Adelaide CBD
Categories: Administration, Business and Management
- Women's and Children's Health Network, Women’s and Babies Division (WABS), Corporate Administrative Services, North Adelaide 5006
- Classification – ASO6 - Administrative Services Officer L6 – $98,478.00 to $104,165.00 + Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice Benefits
- Full time - Ongoing Permanent
About the Opportunity
We currently have an exciting opportunity to join the WABS team as a Manager – Administrative Services, where you will be responsible for:
- Managing the overall administrative and corporate support functions for the Division.
- Providing high-level support and strategic advice to the Divisional Director/s.
- Leading the coordination of corporate services, ensuring alignment with organisational priorities.
- Anticipating emerging issues and support the development of strategic and operational initiatives.
- Acting as a key liaison between the Division, WCHN, and SA Health, ensuring effective communication and collaboration.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Demonstrated ability to effectively manage and allocate resources to achieve defined outcomes.
- Demonstrated ability to lead, manage, motivate, and develop staff and create a positive harmonious work environment.
- Proven ability in developing and maintaining effective collaborative and operational relationships that contribute to the achievement of objectives.
- Extensive experience in an administrative management role.
- Demonstrated experience in developing and managing staff to meet organisational objectives, targets and goals.
- Experience in performance monitoring and quality improvement related to health service delivery.
What WCHN Can Offer You
- Relocation financial support may be negotiated, subject to eligibility. Click here for details and contact the enquires person for further information.
- Salary package a range of benefits (including living expenses such as mortgage, rent, utility bills and groceries) up to $9,010 each FBT year + $2,650 for Meal Entertainment expenses each FBT year. Click here more information
- Access to Fitness Passport (workplace health and fitness program that gives you and your family access to a wide choice of gyms and pools across South Australia.)
- Free public transport for SA Health Metropolitan Hospital workers to and from the Women’s and Children’s Hospital. Note: Does not apply to network community sites.
- Access to generous leave provisions and professional development opportunities
- Support for you and your family via our Employee Assistance Program
About Us
The Women’s & Children’s Health Network is the state’s leading provider of best practice health care for women, babies, children and young people across South Australia. We offer:
- specialist care for children with acute and chronic conditions
- state of the art maternity and obstetric care services
- community based services reaching hundreds of thousands of babies, children and young people, their families and communities across SA
- specialist programs including Mental Health, Child & Family Health services, Youth and Aboriginal Health services.
Join our patient centred team and contribute to providing South Australia’s women, babies, children and young people with the best health care through both within our hospital or via our many and varied community services and programs.
Our values of Compassion, Respect, Equity, Accountability and working Together for Excellence or CREATE Together represent who we are as a Network.
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Special Conditions
To find out more about this role, including key selection criteria, all special conditions and minimum requirements, please on the attached role description and also review our document checklists below.
Immunisation Requirements Checklist
Applicant Documents Checklist
Application Instructions
You will be required to attach a 1-2 page cover letter addressing the key selection criteria of the role and a current résumé/curriculum vitae prior to ing 'Submit Application'. It is recommended to allow enough time to complete the whole application as the system times out after one hour of inactivity.
Other Important Information
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
Want further information on applying and winning this role, go to our SA Health Careers Site for the Australian Applicant Guide or if you are an international applicant, check out the International Application Guide.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply.
Enquiries
Amanda Davies - Service Development Cons, Corporate Admin Services, Phone: 8161 8808, E-mail: amanda.davies@sa.gov.au
Application Closing Date: Tuesday 22nd July – 11:55pm
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Advertised: 25 Jun 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time
Applications close: 22 Jul 2025 Cen. Australia Standard Time